Investing.com – Finland stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Industrials and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Helsinki, the OMX Helsinki 25 rose 0.18%.
The best performers of the session on the OMX Helsinki 25 were Cargotec Oyj (HE:CGCBV), which rose 6.36% or 3.00 points to trade at 50.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Konecranes Abp (HE:KCRA) added 2.24% or 0.74 points to end at 33.74 and Stora Enso Oyj R (HE:STERV) was up 1.52% or 0.170 points to 11.360 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Elisa Oyj (HE:ELISA), which fell 5.52% or 1.84 points to trade at 31.48 at the close. Telia Company AB (HE:TELIA1) declined 0.65% or 0.024 points to end at 3.692 and Metsa Board Oyj B (HE:METSB) was down 0.63% or 0.040 points to 6.330.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by 69 to 62 and 19 ended unchanged.
Shares in Cargotec Oyj (HE:CGCBV) rose to all time highs; rising 6.36% or 3.00 to 50.20. Shares in Stora Enso Oyj R (HE:STERV) rose to 5-year highs; up 1.52% or 0.170 to 11.360.
Brent oil for June delivery was up 0.71% or 0.39 to $55.28 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 1.01% or 0.52 to hit $52.22 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 1.08% or 13.55 to trade at $1266.85 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.31% to 1.0611, while EUR/GBP rose 0.26% to 0.8560.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.24% at 100.85.